Exciting ideas in a daily blog by mentor teachers

Exciting lesson ideas, book lists, videos, classroom strategies, and reproducibles in a daily blog by mentor teachers

Moving Centers into the Digital Age for Student Engagement

Thursday, February 11, 2010
Language Arts, Classroom Management, Writing, Teacher Tips and Strategies, Technology
Grades:

Today's students have so many extra sensory things in the form of television, video games, online interactions, hand-held...

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February Activities

Thursday, February 4, 2010
Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2
Student activities, Printables, and other resources for a very festive, and instructive, celebration of February's many holidays
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Getting Ready for High Stakes Testing

Thursday, January 28, 2010
Language Arts, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades:

It may be just the end of January, but there's that yearly test just lurking around the corner: the State test. As my...

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Rainy Days: Making the Most of the Indoors!

Thursday, January 21, 2010
Classroom Management, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades:

Hello all! My post this week is a bit soggy! The rain has really put a damper on all things outside here in the desert...

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Earthquake Preparedness in the Primary Grades

Thursday, January 14, 2010
Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 3–5


With the recent seismic events in Haiti, please try to take the time to help students understand the importance of...

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Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr. and his Impact on Civil Rights

Monday, January 11, 2010
Reading, Social Studies, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades:

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Tightening Up Strategies for the New Year

Thursday, January 7, 2010
Classroom Management, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades:

Happy New Year! I hope that everyone had a great time during their Winter Break. Now is a great time to inventory what's...

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Happy Holidays!

Thursday, December 24, 2009
Reading, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 3–5

Hello everyone! Just wanted to take this time to thank you all for your support and comments! I hope everyone is having a...

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Interactive Whiteboards on a Budget

Thursday, December 17, 2009
Classroom Management, Communication and the Internet, Teacher Tips and Strategies, Technology
Grades:

If your school is like mine your teacher budgets have been slashed, general funds are dwindling, and classrooms are...

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Use Community Gardens to Build Student Engagement

Thursday, December 10, 2009
Science, Social Studies, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades:

The Agua Caliente Elementary School, where I work, has a "dream garden" where all students in grades K-5 have projects...

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Eric Antuna
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